Nansen, Iowa

Nansen was an unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States. It was at the junction of 170th Street and Pembroke Avenue.[1]

Nansen, Iowa
unincorporated community
Nansen, Iowa is located in Iowa
Nansen, Iowa
Nansen, Iowa
Coordinates: 43°06′43″N 92°14′16″W
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyChickasaw County
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

History
Nansen in Chickasaw County, Iowa, in 1903

Nansen was established in Section 10 of Jacksonville Township,[2][note 1] a few miles northeast of the county seat of New Hampton.

Nansen's post office operated from 1897 to 1904.[3] The community's population was 22 in 1902.[4]

Nansen was noted in a 1932 article about Chickasaw County's lost villages.[5]

Notes
  1. The name was misspelled as Mansen in the 1930 Annals of Iowa publication; this was noted and corrected in the 1931 edition.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nansen, Iowa
  2. Mott, David C. (1930). "Abandoned Towns, Villages and Post Offices of Iowa". p. 459. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  3. GNIS Detail - Nansen Post Office (historical).
  4. Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  5. "Chickasaw County's Abandoned Villages". Nashua Reporter. January 27, 1932. p. 1.
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